Are you passionate about making a difference for communities in Kensington and Chelsea, Queens Park and Paddington?
Age United are looking for 6 enthusiastic Social Prescribing Link Workers to join their new offer for residents.
See advert and full details here.
Closing date: Monday 27 January 2020, 9am.
KCSC are pleased to announce the date for the 2020 Social Prescribing and Self-Care event.
It is taking place on Thursday 20th February in the Great Hall at Kensington Town Hall from 1.30-4.30pm.
The event is a great opportunity for our local voluntary sector to meet with health and social care professionals working in the West London Clinical Commissioning Group footprint of Kensington & Chelsea and North Westminster (Queen's Park & Paddington area) and tell them about the great work that you do
The Westway Trust (WT) are now seeking expressions of interest from people who live or work in North Kensington to join a steering group that will co-design the next phase of developing this grant making programme. This is a voluntary role.
The steering group will co-design how the fund would work in practice, the application process and how decisions will be made. WT estimates that they will hold several steering group meetings over the next few months, so there is a time commitment involved.
Join ACAVA for their first 'Open Shed' at Maxilla Men's Shed on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 August 2019, 4 - 8pm. Everyone is welcome to come and meet the team, stay for a cup of tea or try out the workshop. ACAVA are keen to hear about the sorts of projects you would like to undertake and skills you'd like to learn.
This year Volunteer Centre Kensington & Chelsea is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its foundation by Lady Anstice Goodman in 1969. They will be marking this achievement at a reception to be held at The V&A on Exhibition Road on October 29th, 2019, at which they will recognise 50 amazing volunteers.
RBKC is hosting an event that will offer voluntary and community organisations in our borough an opportunity to demonstrate the value you bring and difference you make to the borough. It will provide you with a chance to show your work and to help improve the knowledge and awareness among Councillors, Council Officers and other public service staff of the range of services the voluntary sector provides to our residents.
Westway Trust (WT) is looking for a new Chair for its Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is inviting applications for the role of Chair.
A full brief for the position can be downloaded here.
Applications should be by letter to the Acting Chair of Westway Trust, Angela Spence, outlining intent and summarising relevant experience.
Transparency is an important topic in the third sector. The public wants charities to be more transparent so that they have a greater understanding of where charities' money goes and what impact it has. To find out more on this topic you can read 'What Charity's' blog post here.
Kensington and Chelsea Social Council has partnered with Imperial College, the West London Clinical Commissioning Group, local Carers and Older people's organisations to support the creation of ten online training modules designed to help carers in their day to day activities.
West London Clinical Commisioning Group funded the production of a video to help promote the 'Five ways to wellbeing' in the community.